CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal information

NAME: Amitava

Surname: Das

Date of Birth : 26 th September 1955

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Married

Contacts:

1) In Germany

Amitava Das,

c/o Dr. Nabendu Sircar,

Franz-sester-str, 59,

53879, Euskirchen, Germany.

Mobile 0049- 174-8940008

E-mail: amitava_dass@123india.com

2) In India

Amitava Das,

61, Bhupen Bose Avenue,

Calcutta 700004, India

Phone: 0091-33-530-2123/543-6306

Mobile: 0091-98300-46561

E-mail: amitava_dass@hotmail.com

Skills and abilities

  • In depth Experience of development of Desktop Applications using Microsoft Visual Basic.
  • Excellent Knowledge of developing ActiveX controls in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
  • In depth Experience of packaging and deploying applications in Microsoft Visual Basic.
  • Experience of Web-based development using Java, HTML, CGI, Perl etc…
  • Good knowledge & experience on Lotus Notes applications and administrator
  • Experience of Object Oriented Programming in C++, Java, Visual C++ etc …
  • Good knowledge of designing and implementing database using Oracle8 & 8i
  • Experience in SQL, PLSQL, definition of triggers using Oracle8
  • Good knowledge of database management in Oracle8 & 8I
  • Good knowledge of Java applets
  • Excellent knowledge of Java, C, C++, Visual C++ etc…
  • Good knowledge of SQL databases
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and German
  • Thorough knowledge on COBOL, PL/I, Pascal programming on online mainframe environment
  • In depth knowledge on Real time Process Control Systems on DEC , Westinghouse, ABB, Honeywell Systems
  • Excellent ability to work in a team with communication skills, meet on time my deadlines

Career objectives

  • I’m ambitious to work in Application System Design.
  • For need I may work in Software Development Environment.
  • Jobs preferred:

· Application System Design

· Software Developer

· System Administrator

- Data Base Administrator

- Impart Training

Work Experience

· Since October 2000, I’m at Germany, working for a web based

migration project on IBM Webspere from IBM 390 mainframe for

a Automobile Spare parts Manufacturing Company.

Techno-Commecial Marketing at Germany for a BIG IT Company of India.

    • September 1994 – September 2000 : I was with ABB (Calcutta,)
    • & ALSTOM(Calcutta) as In-charge, Electrical, Instrumentation

and Computer Services

Worked as In-charge, Computer, Communication and Instrumentation

division, in the Indian chapter of a Multinational heavy engineering and

electrical Equipment-manufacturing Corporation. Responsibilities were

Administrator – Systems, Data Base & Network, Installation of hardware

& Network setup, User’s training on Application Software, Programming

Languages, Application Software development as per users need.

(1) Application System Design - Boiler parts center project management System using Clients Server Architecture on NT, VB, PB, D2K, Oracle server 7.

(2) Application and systems software development for service, erection, Marketing, communication, spares, human resource management - FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, Access, VB, PB on windows 95/NT.

(3) B2C Internet application web page design and web site hosting.

(4) Lotus Notes data bases design for HRD, Service, Construction, Purchasing and Material dept. Covering MIS, Payroll, Purchase, Leave, Billing, Project planning, Manpower planning, Travel booking, Job posting and Office communication system.

(5) Lotus Notes Domino Server Regional Administrator.

(6) Impart User's Training on application system usage

    • February 1992 – August 1994: I was with National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC), Kahalgaon STTP.,INDIA as Manager & HOD, Control and Instrumentation Dept.,
    1. Supervised the construction, commissioning, operation & maintenance of

      2. 4 x 210 MW generating units and their commissioning.

    2. Modification of the designs of controlling process and instrumentation

      3. systems and the procurement of equipment during commissioning of the

      thermal power generating units.

    3. Adapted the software systems for Distributed Digital Control, Data

Acquisition and Furnace Safeguard Supervisory Systems.

 

 

 
    • January 1987 – February 1992: I was with National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC), Balco CPP., INDIA as Superintendent-(O&M-C&I) and Electronic Data Processing.,

(1) Supervised the operation and maintenance of 4 x 67.5 MW generating units.

(2) Implemented, upgraded, designs of controlling processes and instrumentation systems.

(3) Developed and maintained the Payroll on COBOL on VAX, Inventory Control, Maintenance, Planning and Management Information Systems.

(4) Oversaw the construction and commissioning of 4 x 67.5 MW generating units by GEC Alsthom, U.K. and Babcock Power Ltd., U.K.

 
    • July 1982 – January 1987: I was with National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC), Singrauli and Korba STPP., INDIA as Sr. Engineer-(O&M)- Data Acquisition and Instrumentation.,
  1. Responsible for operation and maintenance of 4 x PDP 11/14 (DEC)

    2. Computer Systems used for Process Control and Data Acquisition of 4 x 210

    MW Generating units.

  2. Developed software for various Control loops, maintenance and performance

    3. Logs.

  3. Responsible for operation and maintenance of 6 x Westinghouse 25000

Computers used for Process Control and Data Acquisition of 6 x 200 MW

generating units.

 
    • October 1979 - July 1982: I was with Steel Authority of India Limited. (SAIL), Bokaro Steel Plant., INDIA as Computer Programmer, EDP Centre.

Major responsibilities were design, develop and implementing software on Burroughs mainframe 6811 computer using COBOL, PL/I based programs

Tailored to specific needs for education and commercial users. Impart users training.

(1) Designed "GEMCANDE" systems software combining "Command and Edit" feature of the CANDE system into the GEMCOS message control system.

(2) Developed the "project planning and control" online data processing System using GEMCOS (Generalized Message Control System) & COBOL.

(3) Developed on-line Payroll & Traffic & Wagon control systems using GEMCOS & COBOL.

(4) Developed on-line Inventory control systems using PL/I & GEMCOS on

Burroughs 6811 mainframe system.

(5) Worked on a project for development of a protocol for interfacing IBM 1800 process control system and Burroughs 6811 systems.

(6) Users training on mainframe, its terminals & application systems operation &

use, high level languages & systems utilities developed on the Burroughs

6811 mainframe computer.

Education:

    • 1977 - 1979

M.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

(Specialized in Computer Science)

Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.

 

    • 1975

Advanced Diploma in "German" Language.

Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.

    • 1971 – 1976(77)

B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.

· 1960 – 1971

High School – Technical

 

 Country Visited and worked : USA, UK, UAE (Dubai), HOLLAND & GERMANY

Skills

Programming Languages

Cobol

PL/I

Pascal

Basic

Fortran

ALGOL

Java

C/C++

Visual C++

Lisp

Visual PL/I

Visual COBOL

Smalltalk

SQL

Development Tools: Delphi 4, Delphi 5

Web development

HTML

CGI

Perl

JavaScript

ASP

JAVA

Development Tools: FrontPage 2000, PhotoShop 5.0, Netscape Communicator, I.E 5,

Office 2000

 

 

 

SQL Databases

MySQL

MSQL

MS Access

Oracle

Operating Systems

Windows 95/98

Linux

HP UNIX

MSDOS

Windows NT

Novell

Languages

English: Excellent

French: basic
German: Very Good

Extra Curricular activities

Activities: Secretary, Engineer's Association & Computer Club

Music: All kinds of music

Sport : Football , Table-Tennis, Chess

Hobbies : Animal Lovers

Availability

I’m currently available on demand on prior notice

My Projects Description

Project 4

Company: National Thermal Power Corporation, Govt. Of India.

Job: Maintenance Planning of power generating equipment

Duration: 6 months

General Job Description:

An integrated system to automate complete maintenance activities of power plant equipment which involves routine maintenance schedule generation, feedback reports, breakdown reports, behavioral analysis, breakdown analysis, expenditure, consumables and spares requirement, manpower planning.

Operating System: VAX OS , Windows , DOS

Languages: ANSI COBOL & MF COBOL

Team size: 4

Role in the team: MANAGER

Project 3

Company: ABB,INDIA

Job: Lotus Notes Installation & Databases Design on WAN

Duration: 1 YEAR

General Job Description:

LOTUS NOTES INSTALATION & DATABASES DESIGN FOR OFFICES AND SITES IN INDIA AND ABOARD ON WIDE AREA NETWORK

Areas: - Payroll, MIS, Project Monitoring, Employment Status, Product Details, Design & Drawing details, Sales Information, Inventory etc..

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98 ,Workgroup and NT, Lotus Notes Domino Server

Languages: Lotus Notes ,

Team size : 6

Role in the team : IT Manager

Project 2

Company: ABB & ALSTOM , INDIA

Job: Boiler Parts Centre Project Management System

Duration: 8 months

General Job Description:

System Analysis, Design , Preparation of Tables, Input Screens/ Formats, Reports, DFD's, SRS, Application Software Development, Implementation & Users Training

Operating Systems and Platforms: Windows95,98 & NT, ORACLE

Languages/FRONTEND: PB; VB; D2K

Size of the team: 6

Role in the team: Sr. Manager(Project Leader)

 

Project 1

Company: A MNC AT GERMANY ( AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY)

Job: AN WEB BASED MIGRATION PROJECT FOR ACCESSING, UPDATING & PROCESSING THE DATA BASES OF DB2 AND DL1 USING IBM WEB SPEHRE TECHNOLOGY

Duration: 1 YEAR

General Job Description:

SYSTEM STUDY, ANALYSIS, DESIGN, PREPERATION OF SRS, PREPERATION OF PROPOSAL, SCHEDULING, MANPOWER ALLOCATION, ON SITE CLIENT HANDLING, LEADING THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WORK , ONSITE IMPLEMENTATION

Operating Systems : MVS, NT4, UNIX

Languages: PL/I, C ++, JAVA

Size of the team: 1 + 2 + 10 ( INDIA , OFFSHORE )

Role in the team: Sr. Project Manager ( GROUP LEADER )

 

 

 

Self assessment (rating 1 – 10; 10 = excellent)

DATABASE Years of use Self rating Last time used

SQL 4 9 now

Database design 2 8 now

Front End development (Client side) 3 8 08/2000

SQL Sever 1 8 now

MySQL 1 8 07/1999

MS Access 5 10 now

ODBC 3 9 09/2000

Oracle 2 9 1999

Informix 1 5 now

INTERNET DEVELOPMENT Years of use Self rating Last time used

VB Scripts 3 10 now

HTML 3 10 now

CGI 2 8 1998

Perl 2 8 1999

JavaScript 2 10 now

Proxy Server 1 8 07/1999

TCP/IP 5 10 now

Client/Server Architecture 3 10 now

Apache 1 8 08/2000

Berkeley Sockets 2 8 now

Windows Sockets 2 8 now

DEVELOPMENT Years of use Self rating Last time used

Java 2 10 now

C 7 10 now

C++ 4 10 now

Pascal 10 10 now

Assembly 4 8 06/2000

Delphi 2 8 08/1999

Visual C++ 4 10 now

MFC 4 10 now

Visual Basic 3 10 now

Perl 1 9 now

JavaScript 2 10 now

Cobol 22 10 now

Lisp 1 8 1999

Smalltalk 1 8 1999

OBJECT ORIENTED Years of use Self rating Last time used

Object 3 9 now

Class 3 9 now

Libraries 3 9 now

Inheritance 3 9 now

Polymorphism 3 9 now

Encapsulation 3 9 now

Reusability 3 9 now

OPERATING SYSTEMS Years of use Self rating Last time used

WIN 95 5 10 now

WIN 98 2 10 now

WIN NT4.0 3 10 now

WIN 2000 1 10 now

MS DOS 12 10 now

Linux 3 10 now

UNIX 3 10 now

Novell 1 8 1999

Windows NT 4 10 now

Unibol 0 0 now

OTHER SKILLS Years of use Self rating Last time used

English 40 10 now

French 0.1 1 now

German 1 5 now

 

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